steve, do you want to add to the list? guest: we describe a lot of medications for blood pressure and elevated coalesced -- cholesterol levels, and americans tend to have better control of blood pressure and cholesterol as a result. that may be one of the reasons why we have lower stroke mortality rates than people in other countries. we are not entirely sure. and interestingly, americans are more likely to report their health as good or bank excellent and people and other countries. but our panel lacked confidence and ability of the question. host: self assessment versus what the numbers show. let's hear from pablo, a physician from georgia. caller: good morning g. i graduated from university of new york in 1999 -- then i moved to a small, rural area. interesting - [indiscernible] the drug addiction. here it is a real epidemic. mental health and drug addiction has not been addressed. and it is affecting the life expectancy compared to the the looking countries. as a minority professional, there is a lot of disadvantage si